Why Do Fools Fall In Love | | Cast : | Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate | | Director : | Gregory Nava | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | August 28, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | April 06, 2005 | | Summary | Great film! | Content
 | If you remember Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers,you'll love this film. Lymon died of a drug overdose at age 25 in 1968. His most successful hit to date was of course,WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE?. The Beach Boys loved the song so much themselves that they covered it in the sixties. Great cast consisting of Halle Berry and Vivica A. Fox. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 11, 2004 | | Summary | Love is Blind and So Are the Women! | Content
| The title fits the movie's subject because these women were foolish to falll in love with him. Despite his early career in music and rise to fame, he was on a path to destruction, which he could have controlled. Frankie Lymon, lead singer for the group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, had the voice that made girls across America scream. But watching the movie, he was also selfish because he used his own members, who were also his friends to pursue a solo career; which was never achieved. He married Zora Taylor, a member of The Platters, Elizabeth Waters, and Emira Eagle; none of whom he divorced.
The movie got me to wonder if any of these women could see below the surface of this man. Why did they allow him to descend into drugs and self-loathing? If one really loves someone, they would either help them through or send them packing. It was obvious that he had them on a string. All three of them had to go to court to prove they were legally married to him and collect money from his estate. Unfortunately, the music industry wasn't as legally together as it is now. Therefore, any claim to what he sang is out of their reach.
Lymon's music still lives on as a reminder of the "good old days" when music wasn't sexually explicit and musicians could actually sing. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 17, 2003 | | Summary | Frankie Lymon for Beginners | Content
| I never knew much about Frankie Lymon until I watched this movie. He was one of my father's favorites. This movie, while it did not cover everything and sometimes it was historically inaccurate, it gave a good review of Frankie's rise and fall as a doo-wop star. The acting by Halle Berry, Lorenz Tate, Vivica Fox, and Leah Rochon was superb! |
| Rating | | | Date | December 09, 2003 | | Summary | Fools in Love-Great Acting | Content
| Didn't know much about Frankie, except that he was a bigamist. The acting is great! It is worth having in your library. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 31, 2003 | | Summary | Good movie. | Content
| The thing I found interesting about this true story was how all three of Frankie Lymon's wives were different in their own way. Like Elizabeth Waters (played by Vivica Fox) was like a ghetto tough girl from the streets, Zola Taylor (played by Halle Berry) was like a glamorous singer, and Emira Eagle (played by Lela Rochon) was like a goody two shoes, well-educated school teacher. |
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